Born Aurora, Illinois; admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois and US District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (BA 1974); Illinois Institute of Technology (JD with high honors, 1979). Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1978-1979. Assistant States Attorney, 1982-1985. Interim States Attorney for DeKalb County, 2009. Member: DeKalb County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Commercial and Farm Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law and Municipal Law.

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Born Merced, California; admitted to the bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., 1987); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1990). Member: DeKalb County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Law, Banking and Commercial Law, Civil Practice, Probate, Business Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning, and Corporate Law. Mr. Buick also serves as a Zoning Hearing Officer for DeKalb County.

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Born Lincoln, Illinois; admitted to the Bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.,1986), Northern Illinois University (J.D.1990). Member: Illinois State and DeKalb County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation including Foreclosures, Trial Practice, Criminal Law and Juvenile Law. Member of Federal Trial Bar.

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Although he was born in Rockford, Illinois, Tim has been a resident of DeKalb County ever since first attending school at Northern Illinois University in 1991. Tim received his Undergraduate Degree in Political Science in 1995, his Master of Business Administration in 2004, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2004. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the DeKalb County Bar Association. His primary areas of practice include Landlord -Tenant law, Criminal and Traffic, Collections, Civil Litigation and Municipal Law.

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Melissa P. Irick was born and raised in Minnesota. She earned her undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1993), and her law degree at Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1999). Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Ms. Irick worked for Travelers Insurance Company for six years in their Coverage Counsel Advice Group. She, her husband Charlie, and their three children reside in DeKalb. Her primary areas of practice include Mechanics Liens, Insurance Law, Employment Law and Probate and Trust Administration.

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A principal member of the firm from 1967 through 1986, Judge Engel became a Circuit Judge for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in DeKalb, Illinois, a position he held until his retirement in July of 2003. He has since renewed his association with the firm and now serves of counsel, advising and consulting with attorneys in the firm and occasionally handling client matters on a limited basis.

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Joining the firm as an Of Counsel attorney in 2007, Judge Countryman brings his thirty-seven years of experience in the legal profession and in state government to the service of the firm. Mr. Countryman is focusing his practice on Mediation, Election Law, Probate and Complex Civil Litigation.

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Tait was born August 23, 1976 in DeKalb, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Dayton in 1998. Upon graduation from college, he served in an Armor Battalion of the Unites States Army's 1st Cavalry Division for three years. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2004, Tait also served as Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review. His practice areas include Family Law, Commercial Law and Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts.

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email: tconklin@fosterbuick.com